Chords/Tabulature for
Sugar Mountain

The first Intro tab was rewritten by Mike Campbell (MA.MJC@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU)
after some discussion on Rusted-Guitars.

There's an alternate intro tab by kb (ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com) at
the end of this page.

Comment from Wolfgang: I'd like to mention that the intro
is played in some kind of strumming style, and thus tablature isn't
very helpful to get into it. IMO, all you need is the right chord
shapes and then just play along.

(Rest of these notes from Malc...)

I've had a go at both the Decade and Live
Rust versions and what I've come up with is the chords to
the Decade version, plus a note about some of the
variations in the Live Rust version.

In the Decade version the basic chords are pretty
straight forward, but there are a lot of ad lib embellishments,
especially to the G chord between chorus and verse.

You need to listen to the track to get the feel for these embellishments
as any attempt to tab them faithfully, IMO, would be pointless.

Also Neil starts off using the Fadd9 chord but about
halfway through changes this to a straight F, but the
Fadd9 reappears again at the end. This too seems to have
a slight ad lib feel to it.

The main differences in the Live Rust version are
the alternative chords for every other chorus (documented below after
the main version of the tab), the inclusion of harmonica solos and the
absence of the intro/fill section between choruses and verses.

There are also far fewer ad lib embellishments, the main one
being a C/G (3x2013) hammered on during the G chord
between chorus and verse.

I also checked out the Live Aid version. It's a hybrid of
the two and keeps to Decade's structure but adds
a couple of harmonica solos using the alternative chords from
Live Rust.

So here it is the Complete Sugar Mountain Kit (batteries
not included), take which bits you want and build your own today!

Tuning:
Standard (EADGBE) for the Live Rust version
Dropped (DGCFAD) for the Decade version
Chords:
Dadd2add4 x54030
Fadd9 1x3213
C/G 3x2013
Mike Campbell's Intro/Fill Tab:
G
|----3-----3-3-3-|
|----0-----0-0-0-|
|----0-----0-0-0-| (4 times)
|----0-----0-0-0-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|
|3---------3-3-3-|
Dadd2add4 C
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0----------|
|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----------|----1-----1-1-1-|----1----------|
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0---0-------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0----------|
|----4-----4-4-4-|0h4---------4---|----2-----2-2-2-|0h2-----0------|
|5---------5-5-5-|----------------|3---------3-3-3-|------------3--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G
|----3-------3---|----3-----------|----3-------3---|----3----------|
|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----0-------0---|----0----------|
|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----0-------0---|----0----------|
|----0-------0---|----0----0h2----|0---0-------0---|----0----------|
|----2-------2---|----2-----------|--------2---2---|----2-------2--|
|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|3-------3------|
Dadd2add4 C
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0----------|
|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----------|----1-----1-1-1-|----1----------|
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0---0-------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0---0h2----|
|----4-----4-4-4-|0h4---------4---|----2-----2-2-2-|0h2------------|
|5---------5-5-5-|----------------|3---------3-3-3-|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G
|----3-----3-3-3-|----------------|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3|
|----0-----0-0-0-|----------------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0|
|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0|
|----0-----0-0-0-|0h2-----0-------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0|
|----2-----2-2-2-|----------2p0---|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2|
|----------3-3-3-|----------------|3---------3-3-3-|3---------3-3-3|
G Fadd9
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
G Fadd9
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
G Fadd9
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dm G
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
Dm G
You're leaving there too soon.
G Fadd9 G
It's so noisy at the fair but all your friends are there,
G Fadd9 G
And the candy floss you had, and your mother and your dad.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
You're leaving there too soon.
Fill (see tab)
There's a girl just down the aisle, oh to turn and see her smile
You can hear the words she wrote, as you read a hidden note.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
You're leaving there too soon.
Fill (see tab)
Now you're underneath the stairs and you're giving back some glares
To the people you once met and it's your first cigarette.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
You're leaving there too soon.
Now you say you're leaving home 'cos you want to be alone
Ain't it funny how you feel when you're finding out it's real.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
You're leaving there too soon.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
Dadd2add4 C (see tab)
G C/G G C/G G.
Chorus variation from Live Rust
G/D xx0787
F/D xx0565
G/D F/D
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain
G/D F/D
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
G/D F/D
You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Dm G
Though you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
Dm G
You're leaving there too soon.
kb's Alternate Intro Tab:
G
|-----------3-3--|----------------|----------------|---------0-----|
|0--------0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0--3-0-0-0-|
|0--0-----0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0--0---0-0-|
|0--0-----0-0----|-0--0--0-0-0----|-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0--0---0-0-|
|2--2------------|-2--2--2---2----|-2--2--2---2----|-2--2------0---|
|3--3------------|-3--3------3----|----------------|-3--3----------|
Dsus4(addE/9) C
|----0-----0---0-|----0--0--------|---0------0---0-|----0-----0----|
|-3--3---3-3-3-3-|----3--3--------|---1----1-1-1-1-|----1-1---1----|
|-0--0---0-0-0---|----0-----0--0--|---0----0-0-0-0-|----0-0---0----|
|-4--4---4-4-4---|0h4-------5--5--|2--2----2-2-2---|0h2-----0---2-0-
|-5------5---5---|---------(5)-5--|3-------3---3---|------------3-0-
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G
|----3-----------|3--3-3----------|----3-----3-3-3-|---------------|
|----0----0-0-0--|0--0-0--0_1-1==-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----0--0-------|
|----0----0-0-0--|0--0-0----------|0---0---0-0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-0-0
|----0----0-0-0--|0--0----0_2-2==-|0---0---0---0-0-|0---0--0-0-0-0-0
|----2----2-2----|2---------------|--------2---2---|2---2----0-0-0-0
|3--------3---3--|3---------------|--------3-------|3---3----------|
Dsus4(addE/9) C
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-0---------|----0-----0-----|----0-0-----0-0|
|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-3-3-------|----1-----1---1-|----1-1-----1-1|
|0---0-----0-0-0-|----0---0-0-----|0---0---0-0---0-|----0-0-0_2====|
|4---4-----4-4-4-|0h4-------0-----|2-------2-2-2-2-|0_2======------|
|5---------5-5-5-|------------5---\3-------3---3---|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G
|----3-----------|------3---------|----------------|----3----3-3---|
|----0-----0-0---|0_1-1-1-0-0-----|----0----0--0-0-|----0----0-0-00|
|0---0-----0-0-0-|----0---0-0-----|----0----0--0-0-|----0----0-0-00|
|----0-----0-0-0-|0_2-2---0-------|----0----0--0-0-|0---0----0---00|
|----------2---2-|----------2_0---|----2----2--2---|2--------2---2-|
|----------3---3-|----------------|3--------3--3---|---------3-----|